"We are used to seeing high-rise buildings and busy traffic in the city. I think many of my friends also yearn for the pastoral life with ancient villages, quiet mountains and forests, leisurely fields and simple human kindness!"
"In our Dutch city, there is such an Internet celebrity who specializes in introducing his hometown to everyone. On the Internet, there are many fans from all over the country who are looking forward to watching his videos of farming, fishing and singing."
"He is Xiang Tiange who is standing next to me now, becoming famous on the Internet and selling agricultural products from his hometown all over the country! Tiange, please say hello to everyone first!"
At noon, we did some brief sorting and asked Xiang Tiange to make some preparations. In the afternoon, their interview officially began.
However, this time it was Yang Qian who stood in front of the camera with a microphone!
In the past, it was Ouyang Cheng and Yang Qian who followed suit, and the photographer held up a homemade "teleprompter" behind them, playing the role of a tool man.
But Ouyang Cheng suddenly had a whim at noon and wanted Yang Qian to give it a try.
He wanted Yang Qian to practice more. This was indeed a good opportunity. After all, Yang Qian proposed the topic of the news and selected the interview subjects. Yang Qian was very familiar with these.
But it also depends on Yang Qian’s own wishes.
What made Ouyang Cheng very gratified was that Yang Qian only hesitated before accepting such an urgent order.
It seems to be doing pretty well now!
Not only is Yang Qian good at writing, he is also relatively calm and fluent in conversation when facing the camera. He can speak so much in one breath without a teleprompter, and he is completely unlike a fledgling reporter.
…
The interview took a long time!
Although the videos that are later edited to various platforms will only be three or four minutes in length, and even if selected, the footage used to re-dub and play the news on the station will not exceed thirty seconds, but Yang Qian and the others only filmed
It took a whole afternoon.
After all, this interview changed several scenes one after another. Sometimes we were going to the river where Xiang Tiange was fishing, sometimes we were going to the orchard of a farmer’s house in the village, and sometimes we were going to the village chief’s house to conduct interviews and exchanges with several village representatives.
Finally, the troops returned to the courtyard of Xiang Tiange's home, preparing to take a video of him singing.
To be precise, he filmed a video of himself singing...
Xiang Tiange set up his own camera for shooting, and also prepared professional radio equipment with a windproof fur cover, and then he carried the well-known goose to his chair.
All this was captured by the photographer Lu Youyi next to him.
Master Lu is not very talkative, but his work ability is still very good. Yang Qian looked at the viewfinder and found that the angle of the lens was particularly good. He could capture most of the mountains, forests and fields, as well as part of the sunset that was starting to turn red in the west.
The houses with blue tiles and white walls in the village.
Such a scene allows people to more intuitively realize that this is not a purely natural outdoor place, but an old village with a more pyrotechnic atmosphere.
Because they wanted to capture Xiang Tiange's most natural video recording, other unrelated personnel, including the village chief, returned to the house and directed the family members he had arranged to come over with their hands behind their backs to prepare for the evening banquet with Xiang Tiange's family to invite TV reporters.
meal.
Only Ouyang Cheng and Yang Qian were left at the scene, and they did not approach. Only Yang Qian stood outside the camera holding a long pole with a fluffy microphone - he began to be the tool man in charge of radio reception again.
"Today I sing a folk song that I like very much, "From Night to Morning" (Note 1)."
Xiang Tiange sat down on a small chair with his guitar in his arms, and put the tablet used for reading music on his legs. This is his usual configuration for filming singing videos. However, what is slightly different from usual is that because of the TV station
In the interview, I said a few more words of introduction.
"From night to morning?"
Ouyang Cheng stood behind Yang Qian with his hands behind his back, muttering softly.
He has obviously never heard of this song, and the title of the song is also unfamiliar to him.
This is normal. Ouyang Cheng is getting older and he has little interest in new songs after the 21st century. Instead, he would sing some old songs in KTV when gathering with his former comrades in the army.
"This is a ballad that was only released a few years ago. It's a bit niche, but it's still pretty good."
Yang Qian had heard it before, so he explained it to the teacher in a low voice.
Over there, Xiang Tiange was already holding a pick, strumming the strings, and started singing while looking down at the score.
"The sun sets and rises again tomorrow morning. Who knows what tomorrow will bring..."
It was quite fitting, as the sun was about to set.
But it was limited to his taste in the lyrics. Ouyang Cheng was not very interested in this song, and he was not as excited as he was when hearing old songs.
"Winter has gone and spring hasn't come yet. If you don't care, the four seasons are unpredictable..."
Yang Qian listened very immersedly, and Xiang Tiange's singing gave him a whole new experience.
Because compared to the short breath and brisk rhythm of the original song, Xiang Tiange's cover made him feel gentler and smoother!
Not only that, Yang Qian felt that the whole song became more comfortable, especially when he looked at the mountains with the setting sun in the distance and the geese nesting quietly nearby. The singing was as harmonious and beautiful as the scenery!
"From night to morning,
I'm always alone,
Set foot on a road of no return,
I want to see the world..."
It is true that Xiang Tiange's voice is still too amateurish. Although God has blessed him, he can sing higher notes better than the current Yang Qian, but his breathing is not correct, and the word "morning" in "morning" is obviously not pronounced.
Yang Qian's keen ears immediately caught the details of this crotch stretching.
But overall, the faults do not hide the advantages, and Yang Qian still likes the version he sang.
Moreover, fans of Xiang Tiange will not listen to his singing as a professional singer. As far as an ordinary person is concerned, Xiang Tiange's singing is already very good.
With such a background, such an environment, listening to Xiang Tiange's natural and relaxing singing is a kind of enjoyment!
Xiang Tiange himself didn't care about that flaw, and now he no longer felt awkward when facing the camera. Holding his guitar and lowering his head, he seemed to be immersed in his own music world.
The more you sing, the better!
"From now until tomorrow,
Please quietly forget my face,
Forget the pain of the past,
Forget that my love for you will never change..."
Even though the lyrics are slightly heartless, Xiang Tiange sings them very softly and smoothly, without being heartbreaking or frivolous.
Such plainness and warmth give this lonely and sad song a warm energy.
It seems that there is hope at the end of despair, and the past of pain is a new beginning!
Isn't this a reflection of rural life?
Life does not have so many ups and downs, just like the rolling hills behind Xiang Tiange, the gentle ups and downs are the changes that people here are accustomed to.
Such ups and downs can't change anything, after night is a new day!
Instead, it is the smoke from the kitchen in the evening when the sun sets, the dining table where people sit around under the dim yellow light at night, the crystal dew in the morning when the sun rises, and the fields where people cultivate among the green branches and buds during the day, which truly constitute this day after day.
We cannot envy the ordinary and happy life...
What's interesting is that at the end, Xiang Tiange hummed "La La La", and the big goose that had been sitting still in the picture suddenly got up.
It’s as if he knew the song was about to end and had to rush to steal the spotlight and show his presence!
I saw the big goose standing up straight from its prostrate state, stretching its neck, and stretching its waist so much that it felt comfortable to look at it.
"quack!"
It raised its head high, tiptoed proudly, and walked toward Xiang Tiange while calling.
It seems like I want to dance and sing with him to his music!
Ouyang Cheng watched from a distance and couldn't help but smile.
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After the interview ended, the four interviewers who were staying in Longliao Village tonight also accepted the banquet hosted by the village chief and Xiang Tiange's family - the village chief's surname is also Xiang, and he and Xiang Tiange are actually from the same clan.
Village Chief Xiang was worried that the teachers at the TV station would be hungry, so he asked the women to prepare meals early.
As soon as the video was shot, he arranged for three large round tables to be set up in the yard. While the sun had not yet set and the sky was still bright, everyone started eating.
Of course, for Ouyang Cheng, it doesn't matter what kind of food he eats. The key is to bring two bottles of Maotai from the village chief. He, photographer Lu Youyi, and driver Master Xie are all good drinkers, so they suddenly became friends with the village chief.
Xiang Tiange's father and others exchanged glasses and drank like brothers.
Yang Qian did not drink. Ever since he decided that he wanted to be a singer, Yang Qian had been strict with himself. Even on the night of the graduation ceremony, he did not get drunk like other classmates.
But there is an advantage to not drinking. When others got drunk and started chatting and bragging, Yang Qian and Xiang Tiange, two non-drinkers, sat together and chatted and laughed while eating.
Music started.
"Tian Ge, I saw that you had the second fret on your guitar just now?"
Yang Qian's question surprised Xiang Tiange, because Yang Qian never showed that he understood music from beginning to end, so Xiang Tiange had just thought that Yang Qian was an ordinary young reporter.
But being able to directly tell where the capo is clipped shows that Yang Qian at least has a certain understanding of music and guitar!
"Teacher Yang also knows this? Well, I am used to using this capo to raise the key. The fingering methods for C and G are relatively simple, but the other keys are very complicated to learn."
Xiang Tiange insisted on calling Yang Qian, who was many years younger than him, like this, but Yang Qian couldn't do anything to him.
"I know a little bit, and I also like singing very much."
Yang Qian is very humble.
"The song "From Night to Morning" should be in the key of G, right? It's my first time to sing it in the key of A-sharp on the second fret."
"Yes, I think this key is more comfortable to sing. My voice is a bit high."
Xiang Tiange felt more and more that Yang Qian was not simple. He could find these details, which meant that he was more than just a singing enthusiast.
"I personally think your singing style will be better, a little closer to life and more down-to-earth than the original version!"
Yang Qian expressed his feelings. This is more subjective, but there is nothing wrong with talking in private.
"Really? Thanks for the compliment, Teacher Yang. Actually, I didn't say I wanted to surpass anything, I just sang blindly."
Xiang Tiange smiled happily.
It's relatively easy to meet close friends on the Internet. After all, fans come from all over the world, and you don't know what kind of work they do or what kind of experiences they have.
But in reality, it is more difficult to meet friends who are as friendly as Yang Qian!
Especially in a remote place like Longliao Village, where everyone works at sunrise and returns at dusk, busy with farm work, how can they have time to listen to songs or learn music?
Xiang Tiange himself also learned how to play guitar and sing when he was studying and wandered outside for a while, so he was able to shoot his own videos.
"What brand is your guitar? I think it sounds great!"
Yang Qian chatted with Xiang Tiange about his guitar.
Xiang Tiange went directly back to the room, took out the guitar that he had just put away, and generously handed it to Yang Qian to play with.
"The one I have is actually relatively cheap, the Buklu S25, 36-inch mini barrel type. But the sound quality is pretty good, and it is a better one in the same price range. It can be said that the price of one thousand five thousand can be bought for two to three thousand.
The sound quality at that price is very cost-effective.”
Xiang Tiange introduced Yang Qian.
36 inches is slightly smaller, Yang Qian himself uses 41 inches, but he is much taller than Xiang Tiange.
Of course, size is not closely related to price, the key is to look at the brand and sound quality.
"Only one thousand and fifty? That's very cheap! I bought one for more than 600 before. It was said online that it was entry level. I thought it was just okay before, but now compared with yours, it's really a huge difference.
!”
Yang Qian didn't know what the sound quality of two or three thousand was, nor did he know that there were tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of guitars with better sound quality, but he knew that Xiang Tiange's guitar was better than that of monitor Mu Yueliang, who he had played before.
The guitar is even better.
"Teacher Yang, can you play for a while? You can sing a song too!"
Xiang Tiange handed the pick over and looked at him with interest.
"Thank you, I don't use a pick, and I'm not used to using this capo."
Yang Qian smiled and declined, and even took off the capo from his guitar and gave it to him.
Everyone said they were happy to see Hunter Xin. Yang Qian simply played a melody and appreciated the excellent sound quality of this guitar. His desire to sing was awakened by Xiang Tiange!
(Note 1: After thinking about it for a long time, I still feel that the songs in the parallel world are completely made up by Xiaohan, and everyone may not think so, and Xiaohan doesn’t have the ability to write lyrics that can move people - to have this
Actually, Xiaohan also writes songs, right... So for some songs in the parallel world, when it comes to lyrics, Xiaohan will try to use more niche songs to replace them. Let's just assume that this song was born in the parallel world.
That's it. Of course, if you like it, you can also listen to it. For example, this song "From Night to Morning" was written by Erbai, the folk singer who wrote "Rose". By the way, Xiang Tiange has a prototype.
Yes, the ID of his little website is "Farming's Xiang Autu", and Xiang Tiange is actually his famous goose... Xiang Autu's version of "From Night to Morning" is Xiaohan's favorite.
The kind that Xiaohan will put in the Easter egg chapter for everyone to enjoy.)